"ArtistX is a live DVD which turns a computer into a full multimedia production studio. It is based on Debian GNU/Linux and contains nearly all the available free audio, 2D and 3D graphics, and video software for the GNU/Linux computing platform. It doesn't need to be installed, and boots directly into a running system without touching hard drives.
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STEEL for stronger, easier Thunderbird extensions
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"Joey Minta, announced today the start of a new project to develop a library for Thunderbird for easier extension development..."
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Announcing Tux Paint 0.9.18
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Tux Paint 0.9.18's color palette now includes a rainbow-colored button which brings up a color picker. The colors available for painting have expanded from less than twenty to over 50,000!
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Tomcat 6 installation on Ubuntu Feisty
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Apache Tomcat is the servlet container that is used in the official Reference Implementation for the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies. The Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages specifications are developed by Sun under the Java Community Process.
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The Penguin comes in from the cold
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LINUX hardware and software makers have been trumpeting the virtues of the open-source operating system for quite a while, but businesses have been slow to take the bait.
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Cheap Laptops Bad for Vista, Good for Linux
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Opinion: As laptops get cheaper, Linux and Windows XP are both making better business sense than Vista.
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Emacs & Ruby on Rails
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Open Source Licensing: Should SugarCRM adopt the AGPL?
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The GNU Affero GPL v3 has recently been published, eventually closing the ‘Software as a Service Loophole‘, preventing code covered by AGPL to be offered as a service without modifications being published. Simon Phipps is surpised SugarCRM didn’t wait for Affero, while Michael Tiemann would like to see the AGPL tested in the marketplace.
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What if we never have the year of the Linux desktop?
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Every year since 2004 has been touted as the year of the Linux desktop. That year where Linux of some flavor makes huge inroads into the home and work desktop scene. Every year these predictions have fallen short. Now 2008 being the year of the Linux desktop stories are already making the rounds.
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Bootcamp 502: Put a Puppy in your PC, part 4
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This week we begin your Puppy training in earnest and we'll start by connecting to the Internet. If the PC you are running Puppy Linux has a connection through a router or Wi-Fi adaptor then it should be a breeze. If you are using a dial-up modem see this week's Top Tip.
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A Newbie's Guide To RandR 1.2
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Recently there has been much talk about RandR 1.2 support with RadeonHD and Nouveau (among other drivers), and as a result we have been asked many times now "what is RandR, and why do I care?"
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BASHing Through Scripts
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Of all of the "how-to" articles that we've been bringing to the front page as of late, it seems that the most popular have been the Linux series from our resident guru, Ken Gypen. Many of you have asked for these artilces to be a regular feature here on bit-tech, and we've been listening.
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JavaScript shortcut notations that shouldn’t be black magic to the “average developer”
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"When publishing articles about JavaScript development you run into many rules set by publishers and editors. This is a great thing as it keeps us authors on our toes and makes us understand more about how much work successful publishing really is. However, it can also be terribly annoying, especially when older idioms just stick.
Read more »Canonical Announces Launch of Launchpad 'Personal Package Archive' Service For Developers | Ubuntu
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Canonical Announces Launch of Launchpad 'Personal Package Archive' Service For Developers
Adds Mobile Development Capabilities
OpenNMS
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The goal is for OpenNMS to be a truly distributed, scalable platform for all aspects of the FCAPS network management model, and to make this platform available to both open source and commercial applications.
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